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Christmas delays are predicted at Passport Control (Credit: iStock)
Travel chiefs call on govt to end to ‘devastating’ Passport Office strike
Next month’s strike will have “devastating consequences” on the travel industry’s post-Covid recovery, according to BTA boss Clive Wratten
There are concerns over the infection rate in France (Credit: Chris Karidis / Unsplash)
Pension demonstrations in France trigger Foreign Office warning
It comes after large scale strikes started in central Paris and elsewhere in France and police presence increased
“The 7 October will be a day to remember" - Chris Rowles, Aito chair
Flights to become more expensive in 2024-25, Budget confirms
The 2023 spring Budget confirmed APD rates will increase in line with RPI for 2024-25 rounded to the nearest pound
Govt pledges further £165 million for sustainable fuels sector
Travel condemns chancellor's failure to support decarbonisation in Budget
Amex GBT and the Airport Operators Association blast chancellor Jeremy Hunt for not providing support to ’drive an uptake of sustainable aviation fuel’
'Travel can't afford to lose any more working parents'
'Travel can't afford to lose any more working parents'
Vicky Billing and Anna Perrott, founders of Back In Time For Bed, give their take on chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s childcare reforms
Parliament - as well as the travel industry - has been debating the spring Budget
Travel delivers lukewarm verdict on chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Budget
Specific measures to help the travel industry largely absent from Jeremy Hunt’s Budget
Seven key talking points for travel from Jeremy Hunt's spring Budget
Seven key talking points for travel from Jeremy Hunt's spring Budget
Hunt admits growth-focused Budget won’t be enough to stop the economy contracting further – here are the key headlines for travel
Govt pledges £14bn business rates support in Autumn Statement
Three things travel should look out for in today’s Budget
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will unveil his Spring Budget on Wednesday – but how will the measures affect those working in the travel sector?
The TSSA has called for the creation of a dedicated 'minister for travel' post
'Park the politics and back us,' Advantage chief urges govt
Travel has shown its mettle and proved its resilience, says Julia Lo Bue-Said – now it’s time for chancellor Jeremy Hunt and the government to back the UK’s travel industry
Border Force undertakes passport and immigration control (Credit: iStock)
Border Force strikes 'will escalate if govt doesn't talk', union boss warns
PCS Union general secretary Mark Serwotka said 40,000 civil servants on minimum wage was a ’national scandal’
The strikes will take place over 23-26 December and 28-31 December (Credit: iStock)
French strikes to compound Border Force walkout, Home Office warns
Border Force officials represented by the Public and Commercial Services union are poised to walk out on Wednesday (15 March)
Clive Wratten says BTA Cares will "throw its arms" around business travel workers
HS2 delay risks destroying govt's levelling up agenda, BTA chief warns
The government confirmed construction of the Birmingham-Crewe leg of the new network will be delayed for two years to cut costs
Travel leaders were united in their damnation of the government's 'amber plus' category (Credit: iStock)
UK tourists would support tourism levy for nature, poll finds
The majority of survey respondents said they would pay between £2 and £10 to stay overnight in a UK national park
Border Force undertakes passport and immigration control (Credit: iStock)
UK to introduce US-style Esta visa waiver scheme this autumn
Home Office reveals details of UK visa waiver scheme for all foreign visitors
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‘Loose tongues have the potential to damage our sector’
Writing for TTG, Abta director of communications Graeme Buck urges the sector not to make mountains out of molehills as travel seeks, this year, to emerge from the Covid crisis
VisitBritain welcomes new tourism minister Julia Lopez
VisitBritain welcomes new tourism minister Julia Lopez
Julia Lopez was first elected as MP for Hornchurch and Upminster in Greater London in 2017
Snow is set to disrupt airports this week (Credit: Aaron Burden / Unsplash)
Bristol airport resumes flights after earlier snowfall delays
Flights were suspended until 11am while teams worked to clear the snow
Border Force undertakes passport and immigration control (Credit: iStock)
Border Force officials to stage fresh 24-hour walkout next week
Proposed strike action by the PCS Union will impact international arrivals at all UK air and maritime ports, the Home Office warned
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Fred Olsen hosts govt officials onboard refurbished Bolette
Among those who visited were Cherilyn Mackrory, MP for Truro and Falmouth, and a senior policy advisor for Department for Transport
Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye is among the signatories
Ministers and top officials joked about ‘locking up’ travellers during Covid
Former health secretary Matt Hancock’s leaked WhatsApp messages reveal how ministers and officials made jokes about travellers confined to quarantine hotels during pandemic
What lasting impacts will Covid-19 have on aviation?
Govt urged to invest in SAF to help progress aviation sector
Transport Committee chair Iain Stewart MP said the government should invest in sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) to help galvanise innovation
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ITT chair hits back after industry's Matt Hancock criticism
ITT chairman Steven Freudmann has hit out after coming under fire for inviting Matt Hancock to the institute’s conference this year
SPAA president Joanne Dooey said traveller confidence has been at "rock bottom" and simplifying the regime into red and green "will be a far better system"
Sustainable aviation policies 'key' to Scottish travel recovery
Policies which support sustainable growth in aviation should be at the heart of the Scottish government’s travel recovery plans, according to a lobby group
The ban would initially be in place for 30 days (Credit: Christian Wiediger/Unsplash)
EU postpones launch of Etias visa waiver system until 2024
It comes after a number of member states pushed back against the plans due to concerns over delays at entry points